Parchment, Michigan - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,969
Male Share of the Population	46.9%
Female Share of the Population	53.1%
Senior Citizens	12.1%
Employed Population 16+	934
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	37%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	18.6%
Median Earnings25+	$31,582
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,792

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,107
% Above Poverty Level	81.9%
% Below Poverty Level	18.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.5%
% Using Public Transportation	3.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.9%
Median Gross Rent	$788
Median House Value	$113,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.8%
Irish	13.9%
Dutch	10%
English	8%
Italian	4.8%
Polish	4.2%
French Except Basque	4.1%
Scottish	3%
Norwegian	1.8%
Russian	1.7%
Swedish	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Finnish	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
German	0.3%
Belgian	0.3%
Danishn	0.2%
African	0.2%
Albanian	0.2%
Australian	0.2%
Egyptian	0.1%
Arab	0.1%
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Parchment Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kalamazoo County
Standard Zip Codes	49004
Phone Area Codes	269
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	42.35
Approximate Longitude	-85.56

Parchment Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	KALAMAZOO STATE HOSPITAL
Distance	3.5 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 32 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	43 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37.4 inches

Station	GULL LAKE BIOL STA
Distance	10.7 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	HASTINGS
Distance	26.6 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Augusta	918	$57,153
Galesburg	2,120	$37,083
Kalamazoo	76,040	$54,486
Plainwell	3,802	$68,036
Portage	48,421	$80,634
Richland	741	$81,667

Parchment Public Libraries

Parchment Community Library
401 SOUTH RIVERVIEW DRIVE
Parchment, Michigan
(269) 343-7747

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Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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